Editorial policy

This policy explains how the pages on Best Paying Online Casino are produced: who writes them, what they are based on, how they are checked before publication, how they are dated and updated, and what happens when something is wrong. It covers the process. The scoring method itself — the Payout Score, its weights and its band tables — is on How We Rate.

Who produces the site

Three people produce every page, and each signs a different part of it. The payout editor runs the test-withdrawal programme behind the Payout Score. The data editor checks the figures a score rests on: RTP versions, cashier terms and licences. The managing editor owns the workflow — who writes a page, who checks it, what gets dated and where a correction is logged.

Their profiles, sources and published work are on the authors page. There is no anonymous byline on this site: the name on a review belongs to one of those three.

How topics are chosen

Topics come from reader questions and from the decisions a player actually faces: how long a withdrawal takes, what a cap means in practice, which RTP version ships in Canada, what a wagering term really costs. We do not take topic requests from operators, and no operator can commission a page about itself.

When a subject is thin on facts we can verify, the page says less rather than filling the gap with an estimate.

What a page is based on

We work from sources a reader can open:

operator cashier, banking and withdrawal pages;
terms and conditions, bonus terms and help-centre articles;
in-game RTP information screens and game sheets;
regulator registers and licence records;
payment providers’ own documentation on settlement times.

Primary sources come first. When an operator’s own page and a secondary source disagree, the operator’s page wins and the conflict is noted on the page. When a figure is not published by the operator at all, the page says so instead of estimating it.

Testing

Payout speed is measured, not quoted. We request a real withdrawal, fix the payment method before the request, and time it from the request to the money arriving. In October 2026 that produced 17 test withdrawals across seven payment methods, of €100 to €150 each, with C$100 for the Interac test.

Every result is published with its method, its amount and the wait. One test is one data point: part of any result reflects the payment method rather than the casino, and the page says which method was used. The full method is on How We Rate.

Review and sign-off

Two people touch every page before it goes live: the editor who writes it and the editor who checks it. The check covers the numbers first — each figure traced to the source it came from — then the claims around them, the links, the date and the internal links to related pages.

A page is published only after its numbers have been re-read on the day of publication. No page is published without a named editor behind it.

Dates and updates

Every page carries the date it was last checked. That date moves when the page changes, not on a schedule for its own sake.

Casino terms change without notice, so pages about caps, wagering and payout times are re-read when a term changes or when a new test result lands. A review date is not a promise that every figure on the page was re-verified that day; it marks the last full pass over the page.

Corrections

If a figure does not match the operator’s published page, send the page URL, the figure and the source you are checking against. A link to the operator’s cashier, terms or help-centre page is enough; a screenshot works too.

When a correction changes a Payout Score, the page is updated, the date moves, and the change is noted on the page it affects. We do not quietly edit a score. The address for corrections, and what we can and cannot help with, is on the contact page.

Independence and funding

Some links to operators are affiliate links: if a reader signs up through one, the operator may pay us a commission. That is how the site is funded. It does not buy coverage.

Commission never enters the Payout Score.
An operator cannot read a review before it is published.
No operator can pay to have a score changed, and none has.
We do not accept paid guest posts, paid links, sponsored reviews or paid placement in a ranking.

The full explanation sits in the affiliate disclosure, which forms part of this policy.

What we publish and what we do not

We publish research, comparisons, reviews and guides for adults in Canada. We do not publish promotional copy written by an operator, predictions presented as certainties, or claims about winnings. Gambling is presented as entertainment, not as income, and player-safety information sits on the responsible gambling page.

Guides on licensing, taxes and withdrawals are general information about how the rules usually work — not legal, tax, or financial advice.

Complaints and contact

If a correction is not resolved, or if you believe a page misstates something material, write to [email protected] with “editorial” in the subject line. Complaints are read by the managing editor.

Changes to this policy

When this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it. Material changes are noted on this page rather than made silently.

Scoring method: How We Rate

Who writes the site: Authors

Commercial relationships: Affiliate disclosure

Player safety: Responsible gambling